Toronto Maple Leafs vs Columbus Blue Jackets
Regular season · Saturday, December 23, 2023 · Nationwide Arena
CBC · SN · BSOH
Game summary
The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Saturday, December 23, 2023 at Nationwide Arena. The Maple Leafs outshot the Blue Jackets 30-28.
Auston Matthews scored twice. Justin Danforth, John Tavares and William Nylander also scored.
Martin Jones made 27 saves on 28 shots for the win; Daniil Tarasov stopped 26 of 30.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Auston Matthews (27)Mitch Marner (22)1–008:20 TOR
2nd period
Justin Danforth (8)Johnny Gaudreau (16), Adam Fantilli (11)1–100:22 CBJ
John Tavares (10)TJ Brodie (7), William Nylander (28)2–102:58 TOR- Auston Matthews (28)Mitch Marner (23), William Nylander (29)3–108:21 TOR · PPG
3rd period
William Nylander (16)Auston Matthews (13), Jake McCabe (9)4–111:51 TOR · SHG
Team stats
TORCBJ
30Shots on goal28
55%Faceoff %45%
1/2Power play0/4
12Penalty minutes8
9Hits7
19Blocked shots13
2Giveaways4
5Takeaways3
Penalties
- 1st 12:16
Zach Werenski · slashing2 min - 1st 12:16
TJ Brodie · slashing2 min - 2nd 02:06David Kampf · hooking2 min
- 2nd 02:06Adam Fantilli · embellishment2 min
- 2nd 06:33Adam Fantilli · holding2 min
- 2nd 09:14Bobby McMann · holding2 min
- 2nd 14:34Tyler Bertuzzi · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 3rd 07:47Noah Gregor · holding the stick2 min
- 3rd 10:06Max Domi · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 15:27Justin Danforth · interference2 min
Season series
Toronto Maple Leafs
| 34Auston MatthewsC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 5 | 17:59 |
| 88William NylanderR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 18:14 |
| 16Mitch MarnerR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 21:53 |
| 91John TavaresC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14:48 |
| 22Jake McCabeD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 21:10 |
| 78TJ BrodieD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:38 |
| 11Max DomiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:16 |
| 18Noah GregorC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:53 |
| 19Calle JarnkrokC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:54 |
| 23Matthew KniesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 12:11 |
| 59Tyler BertuzziL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:02 |
| 64David KampfC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:25 |
| 74Bobby McMannC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10:16 |
| 89Nick RobertsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:50 |
| 2Simon BenoitD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:24 |
| 37Timothy LiljegrenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:20 |
| 44Morgan RiellyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 21:53 |
| 85William LagessonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:54 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Martin JonesG | W | 28 | 27 | 1 | .964 | 60:00 |
| 35Ilya SamsonovG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| 11Adam FantilliC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:39 |
| 13Johnny GaudreauL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21:04 |
| 17Justin DanforthR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:18 |
| 4Cole SillingerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:00 |
| 7Sean KuralyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 04:21 |
| 10Dmitri VoronkovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:39 |
| 16Brendan GaunceC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:06 |
| 42Alexandre TexierC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:47 |
| 52Emil BemstromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:07 |
| 59Egor ChinakhovR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:58 |
| 86Kirill MarchenkoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 19:30 |
| 91Kent JohnsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:25 |
| 2Andrew PeekeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:21 |
| 8Zach WerenskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26:36 |
| 9Ivan ProvorovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 23:20 |
| 44Erik GudbransonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:13 |
| 55David JiricekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:31 |
| 78Damon SeversonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:17 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40Daniil TarasovG | L | 30 | 26 | 4 | .867 | 60:00 |
| 90Elvis MerzlikinsG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |